Method of and apparatus or mill for rolling or forming dished car-wheels or other dished circular bodies.



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. MEHong'oF Anp APPARATUS-'oa MILL ma .ROLLING oa Foremm msHsnhcAB WHEELS 0R -OIER DISHED CIRVCULAB BODIES,

APPLICATION FILED OCT. H. ISH.

I L.F. DIETER.. Y METHOD of AND APPARATUS 0R mm F03 ROLLING on mamma nl sHE'u CAR WHEELS R oHER nlsH'ED CIRCULAR sables.

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L. F. DIETER. L METHOD 0F AND APPARATUS on MILL PoR ROLLING 0R PoaIfIIIvG DISHEI) CAR wIIEELs' on OTHER DISHED CIHCULARBODIES.

' APPLIcATIoII PILED ocTLII, IQII.

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L. F. plEER. METHOD OF AND APPARATUS ORMILL FOR ROLLING 0H FORMING DISHED CAR WHEELS 0R OTHER DISHED CIRCULAR BODIES.

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L. F. DIETER. l IMETHOD 0F AND APPARATUS 0R MILL FDR ROLLING 0R FORMING DISHED CAR WHEELS 0R OTHER DISHED CIRCULAR BODIES.

APPLICATION HLED OCT. ll, 19171 1,319,148. Patented Oct. 21, 1919.

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- METHOO OE ANO APPARATUS OH MILL TOR ROLLING OH EOHMTNG OTsHEO CAR WHEELS OH OTHER OTSHED cTHcuLAH BODIES.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. II. 1917. A 1,319,143. Patented Oat. 21,1919.

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APPLICATION FILED OCT. ll. 19H.

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Patented Oct. 2l, 1919.

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LOUIS F. DIETER, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

METHOD OF AND APPARATUS OR MILL FOR ROLLING 0R FORMING DISHED CAR-WHEELS OR OTHER DISHED CIRCULAR BODIES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 21, 1919.

Application 1ed October 11, 1917. Serial No. 195,922.

Be it known that I, Louis F. Dnrrnn, a citizen of the, United States, residing at lluti'alo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented a novel and useful Method of and Apparatus or Mill'for Rolling' or Forming' Dished Car-'heels or other Dished Circular Bodies, of which the followingY is a specification accompanied by nine. sheets ol drawings forming` part of this specification.

rl`he features` of my invention claimed herein are. related to the invention of my original application for patent tiled June 15, 1911, Serial No. 033,313, Patent No. .1,- 213,050. rlhis a1n lication is aeontinuation of my said original application, and, for carryingI out my invention I prefer to use an apparatus or mill such for instance as shown alnlwlescribed in lny said original application with the exception otthe. modifl fications in operations and parts thereof herein shown and described, otherwise the connecting parts of such an apparatus or mill shown in the accompanyinp,l drawings are illustrative of parts of my said original application. v

rlhe subject matter of this invention is also partly described in and certain features otl the invention herein described, but not `herein claimed. are claimed in my following` applications, viz: said original application for patent tiled June 15, 1911, Serial No.

' (333,348, latent- No. v1,213,050; application for patent tiled October 10, 1910, Serial No. 124,921, Patent No. 1,243,051; application for patent tiled November 20, 1910,Se1'ial No. 132,372, Patent No. 1,213,052; application for patentfiled 'November 22, 1916, Serial No. 182,815, Patent No. 1,243,053 application for patent'tiled vJanilary 10, 1917,

Serial No. 141 55S, Patent No. rl 21.0 007' l application for patent filed June 22, 1917, Serial No. 176,333; application for patent filed October 9, 1917, Serial No. 195,637; ap-

- plicationf for patent filed November 9, 1917,

Serial No. 201,030' and a J ilication for )atl r' w `v ent tiled November 9, 1911, berial ho. 201,- 155.

This invention relates to a noveland useful method or process and means for the 4edge of its rim.

mannflwturing or the making` of rolled (lished car Wheels, rolled (lished disk-wheels, or other rolled dished circular bodies from properly heated ingots', blooms, blanks or other Work-pieces.

In my said original application, the car wheel or other circular body is centrally pierced or penetrated or centered and is rolled or formed by rolls operating against the opposite sides and against the peripheral face of the work-piece and is (lished While the wordt-piece is .rotated by said side rolls.

Applicant is aware that heretofore it has been proposed to`roll car Wheels on a forming-die shaped to conform to the center of the. hub part, the web part and the rim part at one entire side of the car Wheel to be formed and also to conform to the outer or peripheral face of the. *ar Wheel, the car Wheel beinfa` rolled on its other side only; that is, at one side of its web and at ,one side of the During` such rolling action,.a work-piece of a given diameter will be rolled to much larger diameter and to the form of a car wheel, such larger diameter beingv determined and governed by said formingalie. lVith such an arrangement, the metal in the work-piece is not Worked at its ,outer peripheral face and therefore will be extended instead of being compressed; thus producing` incipient cracks in the tread or outer peripheral face of the rim of the car wheel. A

Inmy said applic-ation 'for patent filed lOctober 9, 1917, Serial No. 195,637, the car over a center or piercer passed axially` through said forming-die or formed integral with said die, and into the depressed portion or portions of said die and also over and beyond the peripheral edge of'said die; the actual forming p ortion of the preferred formingwlie reaching` only to the inner peri plieral face of the rim of the car Wheel Or other article at oneside thereof when iincenter or hub part, the web part and the' ished landibeing` shaped to conform to the inner peripheral or inner circuniferential face of the rim portion of the finished rolled or formed undished car wheel `or other circular undished body at one side thereof; all other portions or surfaces of the car Wheel or 'other body being rolled or formed directly by rolls and the car wheel or .other circular body being dished whilev the same revolves, or left undished, all as and in the manner shown and described in said application filed October 9, 1917, Serial No. 195,- 637. During the entire rolling or operating process the metal at the peripheral face of the Work-piece is worked by a roll or rolls, whereby the metal in the whole riin portion is rolled or Worked to uniform and maxilmum density, or practically so.

In this invention the car wheel or similar circular article is ormed directly into dished -form Iby cfoii'ibined roll-forging and dieorging means; it being pierced, or `ccntered, or penetrated, and-rolled at one side,

lthereby forcing metal o'f the work-piece against the forming-die, against or over a center o'r piercer passed axially through said forming-die or formed intcgralwith said die, and into the depressed portion or portions and against and over the forming edge of said die, the actual toi-ming` portion of the preferred forinii'ig-die reachiirg only to the inner peripheral face ot' the rim ,of the car Wheel or other article at one side thereof when finished and beine' shaped to conform to the center or hub part, the dished Web part and the-inner peripheral or inl ner circuni'ferential face of the rim portion of the finished rolled or formed dished car Wheel or other circular dished body at one side thereof; all other portions or surfaces of the car Wheel or other body being' rolled or lformed directly by rolls, all as and in the manner hereinafter shown and described. During the entire rolling or operating process the metal at the peripheral face ot' the Work-piece is worked by a roll or rolls,

whereby the metalv in the whole rim portion parts thereof, in a simple" and thoroughly practicable manner with the same heat and before the finished rolled or formed wheel isre'nioved from the apparatus or mill, While atf'tlie same time securing a uniform and maximum density and homogeneity in. the metal therein, which contributes materially to the strength and durability tliercot. For

instance. the inctal, \\'lien being rolled or formed lfrom a blank or other work-piece into a car whecl or other circular object according' to my invention, is not expanded radially, especially .is this avoided in the tread and iiange or iiin portion, and therefore there is no possibility of the formation or' incipientl cracks in -the-trcad and flange portion or in the peripheral. face oifv -tlie rim. lVith my inventionthe metal in tliewvoifkpiece is truly rolled or formed and increases `in density with increased working, thus giving; to the metal both its due maximum strengtha and maximum resistance to wear. In other words, this invention ot rolling or forming produces the saine effect in the` metal ot the riin portion as it the web poi'- tioii ot'. the wheel were not in existence and the rim portion rolled or formed its tot-al width on ils inner peripheral surface or. survtacos, as is done on its outer peripheral surface consistingl ot'y the tread and flange.

A iui'lhcr object o'lI my invention is to provide method and means as vhereinatter described -by which a. properly heated ingot,

bloom, blank or other work-piece may be' making' such (lished wheels is enormously reduced.

ln carrying` out my invention l employ a continually and autoimitically c-lan'ipingprocess or method and means to i'ireveul'l the work-piece troni becoming loose between its Supporting' means, such as or similar tothe process, for instance, fully described in my v said original application; that is to say, for

instance, the metal in a properly heated work-piece is very sott in comparison with the metal in its .normal or cold condition and therefore has not the required resistance, which is absolutely necessary for .lirmly supporting the work-piece, and on which account the work-piece will become vloose between or on its supporting means j during the operating' process against the work-piece if the work-piece Vwould be centrally supported or held by means of screws or similaiinechanisni. To avoid this, I put the work-piece automatically intorontinually clamped conditionl between its supporting means, by applying pressure centrally against the Work-piece, which pressure acts l'lO continually and automatically against the Work-piece from opposite sides, as more fully described in my said originalapplication. The Work-piece or Wheel, While eentrally supported by its supporting means, is therefore also automatically put into ,clamped condition, which prevents the hub or center portion of the Work-piece from becoming/ loose on its supporting means and from bein/g forced out of its true axialv or central and desired lateral positions with respect to the rim portion of the Work-piece or wheel during the rolling or operating processes, &c. Said constant clamping force or constant clamping pressure automatically ard continually remains during saidoperating processes, all as hereinafter described and more fully described in my said original application.

Another object of my invention is the provVision of a n'orel method and means for coinpletely centering or piercing or irienetrating I,and supportingr properly heated ingots,

blooms, blanks or other work-pieces and rolling -or forming the worlepicce directly to desired dished form while so supported; for rplling, forming or shaping a hub on a work-piece whereby kthe hub is formed Sinootlfoii all its surfaces to its desired. lorm or shape without leaving a raised portion or fin-which would have to be removed atterward by turning or other' costly means; for rolling or forming the inner. periphei'al face or faces oiC the marginal or rim portion of a Work-piece or wheel siiiiiciently inclined out-v wardly toward the outer peripheral face of the Work-piece or wheel,` as and for the purpose hereinafter described and also as described in my said original application; for rolling of the total peripheral face of the work-piece or wheel first to bealred form, as and for the purpose hereinafter .described and also described in iny said original appligondition; and for decreasing the diameter of the bore iii a car Wheel or other circular Work-piece by diametrically con'ipi'essing the' metal ofthe hub portion of the vWorkpiece. i

Further objects of my invention are to provide a novel method and means 'for rolling or forming a cai' Wheel or other circular, or' approximately circular, work-piece so as to cause metal in the saine to flow in lateral and radial lines, or substa itially so,'

for the purpose ot forming the (lished web, the hub and the rim ot said car wheel or other work-piece; for limiting the lateral llowof metal at the lhub and at the inarginal ori-rim portion; for rolling the peripheral face or flanged tread ot' the i'ini portion of said cai" wheel or other woi'lc-pimfe toy true circular torni` and thereby also uniformly condensing'tlie metal in said i'im portion to maiiihuni, and toi' rei'olling, ie

forming or reworking a I(far wheel or other similar object.

A still liurtliei' object ot my invention is to provide a method and an apparatus or mill wherein means oi' devices are teinatically arranged, whereby (lished cai'` Wheels, (lished gear wheel blanks, (lished disk wheels, (lished pipe flanges or other` circular-or similar bodies or articles may be rolled or toi-ined directly into (lished form either with use otl the Jr'oi'iiiliijgj--(lie and all the rolls, or toi' instance with use only:r i

of the forming-die. the herein named edging and web rolling roll` the edging and die-supporting i'oll and the tread or fag-e rolling roll; oi', with the ilse only-ot the forming-die, the herein named edging and i web rolling i'oll, the edging and (lie-supporting roll. the tread or tare rolling i'oll and tread or face flnisliing roll; or., with the use only oi the forming-dui, the herein p named web finishing roll, the. herein named (lie-supporting roll, and lthe tread or tace finishing roll; or, with the use only ot the tornnngfdie, thel herein naniediweb finishing Aroll, the herein named dui-supporting roll, the ti'ead oi' Jace `finishing i'oll` thel herein named edging and web rolling roll and ,the edging and die-supporting roll; aiid-,nvlierein'the rolls and their various devices; or means t'oi' operating them,I are so arranged igor carrying out the rolling or and all the rolls, oi' only willi the torni# forming with either the t()i'iiiiii "(lie iio ing-die and any ot the combination oi rolls above mentioned. The -various parts are so arranged that said apparatus or mill actually consists, For instance, ot' two mills made in one, each ot' which may be operated and used separately or independently ot the other mill, which otherinill will not, fin such case be used. Said two mills are located one at each side of the axes oi' exte-udedaxes oli the piereei's or work-supporting (fentei's. One ol said mills is herein named the i'ou'ghiiig mill orthe lroiighing side ot `thev apparatus or mill, although (lished canA wheels, (lished disk-wheels. A(lished pipe flanges or other (lished .articles may be rolled or formed therewith tothe finish, and it consists o'fthe `iorining-(lits the herein named edging and web rolling i'oll, the edging and dic-supporting roll and ti'ead or face roughing roll. The other of said two mills is herein named the finishing mill vor Cit finishing` side of the apparatus or inill. and consists of the forming-die, the herein named web finishing roll, the die-supporting roll and tread or face finishing roll. rl`he centering or piercing or penetrating and work-supporting device and also the raising` lowering and retaining device shown and described in my said original application are all located at the vcenter and between said two mills and may all be used with either of said two mills or with the wholel apparatus or mill, as the case may be.

In the manufacture of dished car wheels or other circular objects according` to my invention, the cost of operation is greatly reduced. The, production of dislied car wheels and the like is thereby greatly cheapened, the output increased, and the metahfor instance. in the'tread and 'iauge or the peripheral face and the whole rim portion of the dished car wheels `is rolled.

and is thereby uniformly condensed to its maximum or substantially so. thereby giving the metal in said peripheral face and rim portion its due maximum and uniform strength and its due maximum and uniform resistance to wear. and thereby the. said peripheral face and rim portion of the car wheel is also rolled smooth on all its siii'- faces to' the desired forni or shape without leaving a raised circular portion or 'tin which would have to be removed afterward by turning or other costly means.

It is, of course, understood that the vario us steps herein described may all be performed. in accordance with my invention, in the same apparatus or mill with oneheat, or each of said steps may be effected with a separate heat treatment of the work-piece and separate operation, as for .instance described in my said original application. lt will` however, be. apparent that, any step or operation may be completed to partly roll or form the work-piece and later be operated upon in the performance of any other step or steps, as may be required, but it is to be understood that allthe steps of lmy method herein described are necessary in the inai'iufacture of a complete car wheel or other similar body to embody' therein al1 the advantages of my invention. i

Further objects of the invention will hereinafter appear.

My invent-ion consists in the novel method or process herein described and more 'particularly pointed out in ythe claims; and it also consists in the novel mea'ns, inthearrangenient thereof, inthe novel features of construction and in the arrangement and combination of parts herein described and more particularly pointed-out inthe claims.

I prefer to carry ont my invention with anapparatus or' mill of the type or kindas';

for -instance described and claimed in my aforesaid original application and in applications iled by me andv having the hereinvFigure 1 is a scc-tional plan view illustrating. the main operating parts of one form of an apparatus oi*- inill such as I prefer to employ for rolling or forming dished car wheels or other circular bodies, and such as for instance shown and described kin iny aforesaid original application, withv the eX- cept-ion for instance of said forming-die and the edging and web rolling roll and of the modifications of one or both work-supportingheads and of rolls which also support said forming-die and of the niodifications of details and of the modifications of ope-rations, etc., all as hereinafter more fully shown and described. rI"he work-piece is not shown in said Fig. 1, but the work-piece at coiumencenlent of operation will be placed nair or against said forming-die and between the piercers or work-siipporting centers as hereinafter fully shown and deiscribcd. y

Fig. is a side elevation of oneform of one of the. oscillating frames; that is, the oscillating frame for the roll shaft having the. edging and web rollingl roll shown in Fig. 1 and hereinafter fully described, and shows the manner of supporting, guiding, positioning and driving said shaft. L,

Fig. 3 is a 'plan view of a portion of the said 'edging and web rolling roll shaft with its roll, a portion of its supporting means, and the gage. rods, of which in this figure three are shown, whereby the radial'positions of said roll with respect to the workpiece are determined, as hereinafter described and also described in my said original application. t

Fig. l is a cross-section taken on line Jf-4, lii ,3, looking in the direction of the arrows at said line.

Fig. is a sectional plan. View of a modified form of the main operating parts of the apparatus or mill shown in Fig. l. The work-piece is not shown in Figzf, but the work-piece at commencement of operation will be placed near or against said formingdie and between lthe piercers or work-supporting centers, as hereinafterfully showny and described.

AFigs. t5, 7, S and 9 inclusive, nor instance, illustrate somewhat modified forms of the apparatus or mill illustrated in Figs. 1, 5

k die, one'of the herein namedweb 'finishing v porting rolls, one ot the herein named web finishing rolls, one of he herein named diesupporting rolls, and a face finishing roll.

Fig. 12 is a sectional side elevation, on enlarged scale, showing the adjacent ends of the supporting heads, the piercers or centers supported thereby, the forming-die supported on one o-s'aidpiercers or centers, and some ot' the rolls; therein is also shown alv workpiece rolled or formed to the finished-rolled foi-in of the car wheel shown at F?; therein is also shown one of the supporting heads provided with roller-supports formed as shown and acting against or in contact with the forming-die as shown.

Fi 13 is a similar sectional side elevation, showing one of the supporting heads provided with roller-supports acting against or ,in contact with the marginal portion of the Jforming-die as shown.

Fig. 14 is a horizontal section through part ot' the supporting axle and the inner end oit one ot the supporting heads as shown and described in my said original application.

Fig. lis a sectional plan view of a portion of one forn'rof the apparatus or inill showing my method and device for centering or for piercing or penetrating and centering, and Jfor rolling or forming, for instance, (lished flange car wheels; wherein an ingot, bloom, blanlepr other \voi.'kpicce may also be centered or pierced or penetrated and centered and rolledwith the use of the forming-die and with all the rolls of the apparatus or mill as shown and as liereinai' ter more ,fully'ulescribed Figs. 16 to 19 inclusive illustrate on enlargeid scale, the device for longitudinally moving or operating one of the supporting axles together with its piercer or center independent, oi'v its supporting head, or Jr'or moving said supporting head together with the supporting axle and its piercer or center, as hereinafter described in ,brief and, fully described in my application t'or patent filed October 9, 1917, Serial No. 195,687.

Figs. 2,() to 36 show sectional views illustrating various con'ibinations and di'ercnt forms ot' rolls, piercers or centers, and form' ing-dies. Ihese iignresillustrate in accordance with my invention, certain 'piercing or centering or supporting steps and forming or rolling and 'forming steps for producing Vin is shown the Aforming-die driven by gear the car wheel shown for instance in the Fig.

.22, 25, 2S 3l, 34 or 36, or other figures as hereinafter described.

Figs. 37 and 3S illustrate, for instance, celrtain steps according to my invention for re'vorking or rerolling a dished car wheel, v including the reworking of its hub portion.

Fig. 39 shows the forming-die and a portion of a work-piece in diainetral section' and illustrates the operation of piercing or penetrating the side of the portion of a work-piece next to the forming-die during the operating process, as hereinafter more fully described.

Fig. 40 is a transverse section taken on line 40 Fig. 41.

Fig. 41 is a sectional View showing a different combination of rolls, combined with a different form of forming-die. Thereteeth formed thereon meshing with the vteeth formed on the edging and die-supporting roll which is positively driven froin lits shaftg".

Fig. 42 is a similar sectional view asFig. 90 39 and shows a different form of the formin'g-die and rolls associated with the forming-die.

Fig. 43 is a sectional view showing the forming-die and the work-piece or finished product in diametral sections. ln this ligure is shown for instance a rolled or formed disk-wheel, or gear blank, or a center such as used for instance in some tired car wheels; 'otherwise this illustration is similar t0 the illustration in Fig. 6. Said disk-wheel or center is rolled or formed with the forming-die, one of the herein namedv edging and web-rolling rolls, one of the herein named edging and die-supporting rolls, one of the herein named die-supporting rolls, and a single face roll as shown. he die-supporting roll shown in this Fig. 43 may in sonic cases be omitted as in Fig. 6.

Fig. 44 showsa diametral section of an additional form ot' an ingot, bloom, blank, or workpiece, the. saine may be solid as shown, oimay either be provided With a central impress-ion at opposite sides, or with a central hole. f

Fig. 45 is a sectional View showing, fori instance, a work-piece previously formed as shown and placed on the torming-die as shown. Therein is shown only the central Thek work-piece is not provided with a central hole, but the forming-die and center are, l

provided with pins wnieh pierce or penel trate the work-piece as shown. Therein is shownonly the center portion of both the work-piece and forming-die.

portion of both the Workpieee and forining- 120 Fig. 47 isa sectional view showing, for instance, the, central portion of the wor-kpiece provided with a large central opening and still another formof centering means in *which the centering element at one side of the work-piece is integral with the t'orming-die as shown. 'lherein is also shown only the central portion of the forming-die.

Fig. tS'is a .sectionall viewk showing the central portion of the workpiece, previously formed as shown and provided with central depressions or pockets into which the piercers or centers are to be penetrated or entered, one of said piercers or centers being shown slidable within the forming-die. rlherein is also shown only the central portion of the forming-dic.

. Fig. 4S) is a sectional view showing the .central p'ortion of the work-piece provided with an axial or approximately axial openmg and showing dlti'erent forlns of centering elements at opposite sides of the workpiece., the centering element at one side being in the form of a piercer or center as shown and the other being in the `formingdie which alsoserves in forming a hub portion onto the work-piece and which forming-die is keyed or otherwise, securely fastened to the work-supporting axle.y Therein is also shown only the central portion of the forniing-die.

Fig'O is a sectional view showing, for instance, a work-piece provided with an opening somewhat ottl center and illustrating the method of piercing or penetrating the work-piece centrally, regart'lless of the position of the opening therein.

Figs. 51, 52 and F3, show diametral seetions of various additional forms of ingots, blooms, blanks or other work-pieces.

Fig. 54 shows diametral sectional view of a car wheel rolled or formed in accordance with my invention, the. same being shown with the hub bored.

Fig. 55 shows a diametral section of a completely rolled or formed. (lished car being shown with the hub bored, showing the inner peripheral surface of the rim, at one side thereof, formed to a different angle than the inner peripheral surface of they rim at the. other side thereof.

Fig. 5G shows a diametral section of a dished car wheel completely rolled or formedl in accordance with my invention, and showing the inner peripheral tace ofy the rlm at one side of the car wheel formed to the same angle as the inner peripheral face lcally improper [lowy of metal resulting from.-

improper working 0f the metal in the rim portion of a car wheel or other circular object having a web, during the forming of said rim portion, all of which is avoided by my invention, as hereinafter described and also described in my said original application. Fig. (S0 illustrates, for instance, the proper tlow of metal during the forming of a tire having no hub, such as used for some tired car wheels, as hereinafter described and also described in my said original application.

l `igs. (S1 and -62 are diagrammatic illusthe outer corners of the flange and tread,y

and Fig. (33 shows said corners rounded with a separat-e finishing roll. Fig. shows the rim"portion having a straight peripheral face rolled direct to finished form.

Figs. GG to G9 inclusive, show the ian'ge 7and tread portions of car wheels and are tliagrammatic` views illustrating for in- .;stanre a. few shapes or ways of bealiing, z

herein named and as hereinafter described and also described in my said original application. y

It. is, of course, to be understood that I do 'not intend to limit myself to the use of the "particular parts herein shown nor .the use of the` remaining` parts of the apparatus or mill shown and `described in my said original application, as other moans may hereafter be devised for carrying outmy invention in a practical manner. w

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views and, the parts of my said original application yherein shown and not changed in this application have the same characters of reference as in my said original application. i

B2 designates part ofthe bed-plate which forms part of a suitable frame or foundation for carrying or supporting the various parts of my apparatus or mill as fully.

shown and described in my said original application. i

' E, E are the herein named work-supporting axles which may be made of different lengths and may be formed and constructed differently to suit the various purposes for which they are intended, as `hereinafter described. These axles are rotatably supported in supporting heads M, M50 and are arranged in a inenient; one with its supporting' head M abeing" arranged at one side of -tfhe fwork-l'iiece when the saine is positioned in the apparatus or mill and the other with its support-mg' head M50 being' arranged at v the other side of said worlepiece or at one side ot' the forming-die, as shown inthe dra wine. These 'axles in addition to serving to support the work-piece also serve o-ther purposes as herein shown and described and they are longitudinally movable hereinat'ter tally described. i

One of said axles E, E, thatl is the one which is supported in thesnpporting head M, has one ot the herein named piercers or su pporting centers det-aehably secured t its inner or operatingY end. as shown. The other axle. which is supported in the supporting head M has one of the therein named pieroers or supporting' centers detachably secured to its inner or operating' end and which 'piercer or center is passed through the, forining-die, as t'or instance shown, or is Jformed integral with the forming-die, as for instance shown.

t'ornied axles. as may be required. Although so named, these piercers or centers also serve other pin-poses as hereinafter de-l scribed, and are longitudinally moved or operated as hereinafter described.

Said piercers or supporting' centers for the axle in the supporting head M are interchangeable, either on said axle or with said the. forming-die for the axle in the supportiin, `T head M"l0 are, interchangeable, either on said axle or with said axle, and may have many dittcrent forms or shapes, as for instance: E in Fig. 1. 5, (i, 7, S. 9, 10, 1'1, 12, it, ie. i7. e6. en. as 42.43.01- to; ne in Fig.

ia; E ia rig. Q0; ne in rig. es (aa2, 'EN' `in Fig'. 35 or At1; or as tor instance Fils in Fig. 4S, &c. 'lhcre is practically no limit ilo the t'orms or shapes that said piercers or centers may ha\'e,'as will appear trom the matter hereinafter described.

Said pierccr or supporting" center for t-he axle in the sinmortingl` head M50 has one of the herein named tormhnpdi, lor instance W1, NV or lV &c. which 'liormingalics may have many dilt'erent. forms or shapes, as tor instance: Vl in Fig. 1, (i. 7, S, 9, 12, t3, 15,

au, v29, 39, is, 01 o2, G4, or 65, W3 in y Said axles are interchange# .able tor different.- lengths or differently Fig. 37; WG in Figi 205 W11 in Fig. 42E W13 in Fig. 1() or 11; W 1n Fig. 2301' 32; lV in Fig. 4:6; lVlG in Fig. 47 l' 17 in Fig. 4S); l in Fig. 15; m in Fig, 2 5; or as for instance W'2L in Fig'. 4l which has a bevel gear formed at one et its sides which meshes with a bevel gear `driven from shaft J, as shown, and whereby said forming-(lie is positively driven or rotated; or as tor instance WW in Fig'. 5, 1G, or 17 g or as foi instance il@ in Fig'. 50 ZC. by said piercer or center in suoli manner that while ,it is rotated by rolls or the workpiece, or by both rolls and the Work-piel '1., during' the operating,T process, as hereinafter described, it also rotates said piercer or center together with the axle to which said piercer or center is secured, by means as for instance shown and described with reference to Fig'. 39 to, 5U inclusive. Said formingdies may also be supported and rotated as for insta-nce hereinafter described. Each forming-die, -jin pre'e-rred form', is of a diameter which reaches only to the inner peripheral face ot' the rim at one side ot the finished ear wheel or other finished circular object and is shaped to conform to the eenter or hub and web part and the inner peripheral or inner circumferential face of the rim portion of the finished. car Wheel or othe circular body at one side thereof. The termine-die is shaped to eonforniwith the shape or t'orin which the inishef dished car wheel or other finished dished object is to have at said one side inside of said inner peripheral lace of the finished riin'portion, as shown. All other portions or surfaces of the work-piece are rolled directly by rolls, as hereinafter more `tally described. 1 During the entire rolling or operating process, the metal at. the peripheral tace ot' the workpiece is 'worked directly by la roll or rolls.

Said forming-dies are each 'formed to provide the work-piece at one side thereof with a hub port-ion, :i lished web portion and an inner peripheral 'tace of a marginal or riin portion, or they-are termed as and `for the purpose hereinafter describeih i F, F1 and Fg designate the work-piece lrom some ot' the various forms or shapes it may have when put into the apparatus or mill to some ot.' the many various forms or shapes which the tinished article or product may have. For instance, F designates the ingrot, bloom, blank or other work-'piece in a tew ot the many various forms o1' shapes itmay have when pnt, into the apparatus or mill, either solid, as for instance F in Fien 26, 29, 89, 44er 46, or it may be previonsly formed, or pierced, as tor instance' F in Fig'. 20, 23, 32, 35, 45, 47, 49, or 50; or it may havea central hole, as for instance F in Fig'. 47. 52, or 53; or as F1 in the Fig137;

Said forming-die is supportffd or previously 'Formed into form or shape, as J for instance F nlFig. 48, 5l, 52 or 53; or

previously cast into any'` suitable form or shape, as for instance F in the Fig. 48, 51.

or 53; or it may be previously formed or rolled car wheel or other previously formed body to be reworked or rerolled, as for instance the car wheel or work-piece shown at Fl in Figl 37, which is shown reworked or rerolled to the form or shape shown at F2 in Fig. 38. Such previously rolled or otherwise formed `ar wheel or other article to be Vrerolled or reworked in my apparatus or mill may also have any of the forms or shapes shown for instance at F2 in Fig. 38, 43 or 54, or as shown atF1 in Fig. 30, 33 or 37. There are a great many forms or shapes that t-he ingot, bloom, blank or other work-piece, or 'previously finished article may have when put into the apparatus or nfill, as will'appear from the matter hereinafter more fully described; or, as for instance F2, which represents ,the finished article or finished product from my apparatus or mill.

J, .l designate the roll shafts, one of which has at its inner or operating end one of the herein named edging and web rolling rolls, and the other has at its 4iiiner or iperating end one of the herein named 'edging and diesupporting rolls. Although so named, these rolls also serve other purposes, as hereinafter described. j

Said edging and Web rolling rolls are interchangeable and may have many different forms or shapes, as for instan'ce J1 in FiO.

1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 1.5, 20 or 29; J5 in Fig. 9'or11; J5'7 `in Fig. 32; JSG in Fig. 37; or as for instance .T09 Iin Fig. 23, 26, 35 or 43, &c. Said edgiiig and`web .rolling rolls may 'be eitherremovably attached to its shaft in such a way that the whole roll may be driven by its shaft, or only a pai-t of the roll may be driven by its shaft and the other partor parts be pern'iitted to turn loose; or the whole may be permitted to turn loose on a journal forn'ied on its shaft or on a .journal removably fastened to its shaft, all

as described in my said original application. There is practicallyl no limit to the forms or shapes that theserolls may have, as will appear from" the matter hereinafter dcscribcd. y f

Said edging and die-siipporting rolls are intei.'ehaiigeable and may have many different forms or shapes, or foi." instance, J in Figql, (3,7, 9, 11, 15, 20, 23, 26, 29, 32, 37, 39 or 43; Jw in Fig. 42; or as for instance .lT5 in Fig. 41,' which roll l has at its one eiid, for instance, a bevel gear j driven by itslisliaft .l land meshing with a bevel gear in formed with or attached to the formingdie m and therewith driving said'die V 2l 'as shown; or as for instance Xl in Fig. 5,l f which' roll X turns loose for instance on a, journal pin or spindle. Said edging and vdie-sup'porting roll for instance JUL 0r JU,

may be4 either reniovably attached to .its shaftin such a Yay that the whole roll may be driven by its shaft, or only part of the roll may be driven by its shaft and the other part or parts be .permitted to turn loosi;

or the whole roll may be permitted to turn of the herein named web finishing rolls, and

the other has at its inner or operating end one of the herein named die-supporting rolls. Although so named, these rolls alsoI serve other purposes as hereinafter described.

Said web finishing rolls may have many different forms or shapes, as for instance Gr1 in Fig. 1, 5,v 8, 9, 11, 15, 20, 23, 2G, 29, 32,

35 or 37; or as for instance G57 in Fig. 10

&c. Said web finishing i'olls are interchangeable, as described in my said original application. There is practically no limit to the shape that these rolls may have, as will appear from vthe matter hereinafter described.

Said die-supporting rolls are interchangeable andmay have many different forms or shapes, as for instance Gil4 in Fig. l, 8, 9, 11, 15, 20, 23, 26, 29, 32, 37, 39 or 43; G48 in Fig. 42; (lrG1 in Fig. 10; G11. in Fig. 35; G1 in Fig. 41, o as for instance X3 in Fig.

5, which roll X turns loose for instance on a journal'pin or spindle. Said die-supporting roll for instance G14, G48-, Gul or G11 may be either removably attached toits shaft in such a way that the whole roll may be driven 'by its shaft, or only part of the roll may be driven by its shaft and the other part' or parts may be permitted to turn loose; or the whole roll 'may be permitted to turn loose on a journal or journals formed on its shaft, or on a journal or journals removably fastened to its shaft.- There 1s practically no .limit to the forms or shapes these rolls may lia-ve, as will appear from the matter hereinafter described.

K designates the herein named tread or face rolling roll which is adapted to act against the peripheral face of the workpiece to roll said face to a beakedor rudimentary forni, or to partly finished, or to completely -lfished 'form and-which roll during the rolling process is moved toward, against or away from the peripheral face of thework-piece. The said movements of said roll are limited or controlled by adjustable stops provided in the 'mechanism for causing said movements, as hereinafter dea't'ter described and also as scribed, and by means of said stops the radial distance or distances ot' said roll irom the axis of the supported work-piece may be adjusted or controlled so as to suit any requirement and whereby said roll may be stopped and retained at any desired radial distance Jfrom the axis of the supported work-piece. Said treathor tace rolling` roll may also be supported so as to permit lateral movement of the same. The peripheral `tace of said roll may have also various ditt'erent shapes as for instance described in my said original application and as hereinatter more particularly set forth, and said tace roll may also serve other purposes; there beingr practically no limit to the .shapes which the peripheral portion ot said by the radial distance or distances of saidY roll'troin the axis ot' the supported workpiece may be governed to suit the exact diameter oi" the car wheel when inished. Ritter the car wheel has been rolled to its inished diameter, said i'oll acts as a rolling' stop against the peripheral face work-piece, ar wheel or other artic-le, and maintains said finished diameter during` any Vtui-ther operations against said work-piece` wheel or other article. The peripheral tace ot' said roll may have also many different shapes, as tor instance described more Jt'ully in my said original application, and as hereinafter more particularly set tort-h` and said taceroll may also serve other purposes; there being practically no limit to the shapes which the peripheral portion o't' said tread or tace finishing' .roll may have, or to the purpose `l'or which said tace roll may be used.

Said Aface rolls H and K may also be moved toward, against or away from the peripheral tace ot the supported workpiece, either together or independently ot each other, as and in the manner hereindescribed in my said original application.

ln rolling' or torniing Jfor instance car wheels or othercircular articles having each a hub, a dished web and a marginal or rim portion, the lateral 'thickness or width of said Jace roll K, in Inostcases, is the same as is the lateral thickness or width which the outer or rim portion of the car wheel or other article is to have when finished, as is shown for instance at K in the Figs. 6, 7, 15, 21, '22, 24, 25, 27, 2S, 30, 31, 33, 34, $36, 37, 38 and 43. As shown in said figuras the opposite side faces of said tacel roll K are therefore adapted to act for gaging the lateral thickness or width which the inarginal or rim portion of the car wheel or other circular article is to have when finished. In some cases, said face roll K may be formed and be used as a face finishing roll. as for instance shown at K 'in Fie. 10, and in other cases said face rol,- may not be operating against the peripheral face of the work-piece but may serve other purposes. Said tace finishing roll H4 in some cases, may have a lateral thickness or width which is the same as is the lateral thickness or width which the outer or rim portion ot' the car`wheel or other circular article is to have when finished, as shown tor instance at H in Fig. l0, in which case the opposite side faces of said face roll H serve to act for gaging' the lateral thickness or width which the marginal or rim portion of the car wheel or other circular article is to have when finished; and in .other cases said tace roll H may not be operating against the peripheral face. of the work-piece, but may serve other purposes. Positioning, or ranzig/920, lowering and ing device.

- I prefer to employ a positioning, or raising', loweringT and retaining device, such as for instance shown and described in my said 100,

original application, for taking the inished article or product out ot' the apparatus or mill, tor puttingthe properly heated ingot, bloom, blank or other work-piece into the apparatus or mill. and retaining the same in 105 a position wherein its outer portion or periphery is central or coaxial, cr approximately so, with the piercers or Work-supportingT centers and also central with said forming-die arranged on one of said piercers or 11o centers to permit of itsloeing` (entered or pierced or penetrated with said piercers or centers in the center, or approiiimately in the center, of its outer portion oi' periphery and when said work-piece is'so pierced or 115 penctratedor centered, it will zlso be central with said 'forming-die, and for lowering the supporting member ot said -device away trom said work-piece, either after said work-piece is so centered or pierced or pene- 12e trated or during said centering or piercing` or penetrating process, and for retaining the supporting member of said device in said lowered position away from said work- With reference, for instance, to Figs. 1, 2, 1,30

fr@ tafin- 9 5 until said work-piece or st id finished 3, 4 and 15 illustrating the -main operating parts of one form of my said apparatus or mill; thev Work-piece is not shown in Fig. 1,

but 4will be ,placed betvveen the piercers or centers, for instance E and\f 1 9. F ig; 2 is a side elevation of one of the oscillating frames forlone of the shafts, J, J, that is, the oscillating frame for the shaft J `having the roll J1 shown -infF ig. .1. In Fig. 3 is shown in plan view the end portion of one shaft J having, for instance, the roll J1 and also the journal and guide piece J 9 slioivnin Fig. 1, but-in Fig. 3 are shown three gage rods J9, J9, J9. Fig. 4 is a sectional end View through line 4:14,- F ig. 3, looking in the direction of the arrows. In said'figures, M,.M59, are the herein named work-supporting heads; although so'nained, they also serve other purposes, as Will be observed from matters hereinafter described. One of the herein named Work-supportingheads M,

' M579, that is the herein named work-support- `ing head M with its axle E and piercer or for instance E9, is adapted to becenter, moved by the pressure in its pressure cylinder Noperatively connected therewith, as for instance illustrated in Fig. 15, forward orbackward or in the same direction with the other piercer or center, for instance E9, as the 'case may require, its maximum backmovement being indicated by lines for said head M, .axle E and piercer or center E (see Fig. 1). The distance of the f maximum' back-movement of the other herei, in named Work-supporting head M50 with M, but such axle E, piercer or .Y shown in solid 4lines to the position shown by the dotted lines for J1, in which latterl position it is in contact with the face roll K, as shown, and it may also be moved later.- ally in the opposite direction to the position shown by the other dotted lilies for J1; said t-Wo positions of said roll J1 shown in dotted lines indicating approximately the extreme lateral range of movement of said roll J1- and said roll, when operating against workpieces to be rolled orformed into^diiferent`- articles, will have its axis either parallel or inclined to the side of, the supported Work# I pieceog to a planeA at right angles to the axis ofthe Work-supporting means, depending on the thickness and shape of the article.

the dotted (see Fig.` 1), take place as and in the manner and for placed into the lor centers E, E9

' tion. During the Atired rotatable positions, or it The other of said shafts J, J has at its inner or operating end one of said herein named edging and die-supporting rolls, for instance J 91, which, in said Fig.l 1, is shown with its die-supporting portion in contact with the forming-die, for 'instance W1, and with its edging roll part in contact with the face roll K as shown. During the operating process, said face roll K is continually in contact with oi is operating upon-the peripheral facey of the Work-piece and as the Work-piece increases in diameter, said face roll moves with the enlargement of said'diameter and the edging roll part of said roll of thework-piece, as and in the manner hereinafter fully described. The formingdie, for instance Il sliow'n in Fig. 1, is provided at one side thereof with a circular track or groove and the die-supporting portion of shaped to fitsai'd trac-k'or groove and support said forming-die during the operating will roll against orv in contact with the 'edge or side of the marginal or rim portion said roll Jv is correspondingly I process. The piercer or center, for instance E9 at the end of the work-supporting axle E in said supporting-head h 59 ispassed axially through said forming-die W1,as shown, and servesalso to centrally support said forming-die and it is adapted to be moved longitudinally with its worlesupporting axle E, independent of saidforming-die, as hereinafter more fully described. In Said Fig. 1,

the otherpiercer or work-supportingl center AE is shown located with its axle E and head Mat one side of said forming-die W1, process against ar but during the operating Work-piece it is .located at one side of the blank or Work-piece and preferably revolves with the work-piece and'forining-die. With v reference to Fig. l; `before a Work-piece is apparatus or mill, said forming-die W1, die-supperting roll for instance GT4, edging I stance J, andi-the piercer or center', for instancerE", Withvits axle4 E and supportinghead M99 arefmove'd into the proper positions, as for instance shown, and, they are retained in such positions during the operating' process. During the Work-piece or Wheel remains automatically axially clamped firmly between said piercers hereinafter fully described 'and also shown and described in moved longitudinally toivard the other While` and the formsaid other piercer or center E9 ing-die supported therebyare retained in wise moved as for instance hereinafter described With reference to Fig. 39.

and-'-dic-supporting roll for in? as and for "the purposemay be other-y operation, the

Oscillating frames for the herein named edging and web rolling roll and edging and (Zie-supporting roll.

In Fig. 1 are shown the two oscillating frames J1, J15 for said roll shafts J, J, each shown in horizontal sectional plan through the axis of its roll shaft J; said roll shafts and parts connected therewith being shown in plan. In Fig. 2, the oscillating frame for the shaft J having the roll J1 shown in Fig. l, is shown in side elevation and illustrates the shiftinfr or ad`ustinfr and drivin@ arrangements for said roll J1, The driving mechanism for driving said roll is connected to the shaft J 18.

Each of said oscillating frames J, J15 is oscillated or swung forward and backward laterally on its lower trunnion J138 and its upper trunnion J1T by the power or pressure in its cooperating power or pressure cylinder, the` piston of which is operatively connected to the journal pin JO* located in the bearingand guide piece J8, one cylinder and piston being providedfor each roll for giving the same its lateral movements, as and in the manner-for instance fully shown and described in my said original application. The lower frame part of the oscillating fra-me J 15 is formed or provided with vthe trunnion part J138 as shown. Said lower trunnion J1?s with its vinner sides forms a bearing or bearings for the vertical shaft Jls. The housings J1 and JU' of each of said oscillating frames are adjustably fastened with their lower ends to the lower frame part of their oscillating frame JL, and with their upper ends they are adjustably fastened to the upper part JM of said oscillating frame. Each 'of said trunnions J, J17 of said' oscillating frames is fitted and fastened to the upper part J14 of its oscillating frame, as shown, and its axis is in line with the axis or extended axis of said vertical shaft J,r as more. fully described in my said original application.

Each of said shafts J, J is provided with feathers between said housines J 10 and J11 l and a bevel gear J 22 is slidably fastened to each shaft by means of said feathers. Each bevel gear is formed at its inner end with a long hub, as shown, which has a sliding t over its shaft J and over said feathers. By means of said feathers said shaft is driven or rotated by said bevel gear J. tween the inner sides of said housings J1() and J11 and the ends of said bevel gear 22 may be placed ball thrust bearings whereby said bevel gear is kept in its proper position endwise between said housing. J1 and J,Y and in proper mesh witha b vel gear Jisecured to its shaft 18, as fully described in my said original application. To

each ofthe upper parts J1, J 1t of the oscillating frames, one being provided for eachA oscillating frame, are fitted and bolted the supporting brackets J, J28 and J2, J20 for its shifting cylinder JW, as shown. Each of said shifting cylinders J", J", of which one is provided for each roll, is firmly but longitudinally and adjustably held b v said supporting brackets and supported thereby.

Each of said shafts J, J is provided with one of said shifting cylinders J", JTT as shown in the Fig. Q, wherein is shown the shaft with its said roll J1 and the piston rod JT9 of the shifting cylinder J", which rod, by meansl of the double lever Jf", J9?, is adapt-ed to move or adjust said roll shaft J -with its said roll J1 longitudinally forward and backward to the positions for instance i indicated for said roll J1 by the dotted lilies thereof in Fig. '2. Each vcylinder J77 has a piston with a piston-rod J7 and a piston rod J80 passingthrough the cylinder heads J, J81 at both ends of the cylinder J. The piston rod J 8 at its outer end has firmly fastened thereto the collar J134 and from there it. is provided with a long thread J, over which is fitted a threaded adjustable nutI` JS? which is made in halves and when v adjusted is firmly held together and to the center part and toward the rim part or periphery of the work-piece, wheel or other article is regulated or adjusted. To the outer end of the piston rod J7, the cross head J8 is fastened with a transverse key, or other suitable means, and from there said piston-rod is provided with a long thread Jf" over .which is fitted the. threaded adjustable nut J8 which is made in halves and when `adjusted is rmly held together and to the piston-rod. This nut J80 can be adjusted from one end to the other of `said thread J, and with the end of the cxtension .T85 of the packing box gland forms a stop for the piston stroke at this end of thc cylinder. ward or backward, such as the case may re.- quire, the return stroke of the piston is regulated and thereby the desired position of said edging and web rolling roll toward the center or hub part of the workpiece,

"wheel, or other article is regulated or adjusted. Said cross-head J 8,9, at both its outer sides is formed or provided with trunnions J 91. Links J 90 are connected with one of their ends to said trunnions J 91, and with By adjusting said nut J8 foi'-, 

